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A man who was shot and killed in Northeast Austin on Tuesday afternoon has been identified as 26-year-old Joshua Hardesty, according to Austin police.

Police rushed to the 1500 block of East Parmer Lane around 2:57 p.m. after getting numerous calls about shots being fired at an apartment complex in the area.

"Callers also described seeing a man lying in the parking lot," police said.

When officers arrived, they found Hardesty lying on the ground with obvious signs of trauma to his body, police said.

He was pronounced dead at 3:09 p.m. by Austin-Travis County EMS medics.

A white dog that authorities think belonged to Hardesty stayed near his body until animal protection officers arrived and picked up the dog.

Investigators said they believe multiple people may be involved in the incident, and are asking anyone with additional information to call Austin police’s homicide tip line at 512-477-3588, or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477.

Hardesty’s death marked the 25th homicide in Austin in 2018, police said.

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